Alister Graham Macpherson, 77, of Southern Pines died Monday, July 23, 2001 at his home.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church with the Rev. Frank Thompson and the Rev. Thalmage G. Bandy. Burial follows at Bethesda Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday (tonight) from 7-8:30 p.m.

Mr. Macpherson was a retired electrical contractor and a World War II veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.

The U.S. Marine Raider Association and Foundation support scholarships in the Solomon Islands, the Marine Raider Museum located at Raider Hall, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Speaker Forums and Memorial Visitations.